on someone's mind: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Globalneutral
    • Occupying a person's thoughts; being the subject of their attention or consideration.

    Examples

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    • Ever since the meeting, the project deadlines have been on my mind constantly.

      Desde la reunión, los plazos del proyecto han estado constantemente en mi mente.

    • Is your upcoming exam really on your mind, or are you just pretending to worry?

      ¿Realmente tienes en mente el examen próximo, o solo finges estar preocupado?

    • She had so many ideas on her mind that she struggled to focus during the lecture.

      Tenía tantas ideas en mente que le costaba concentrarse durante la clase.

  • 2.

    Globalneutralinformal
    • Causing concern, worry, or preoccupation for a person.
    • Being something a person intends to discuss, remember, or act upon.

    Examples

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    • The safety of the children was always on his mind when organizing the event.

      La seguridad de los niños siempre estaba en su mente al organizar el evento.

    • I know you said it’s nothing, but the financial crisis has clearly been on her mind lately.

      Sé que dijiste que no es nada, pero la crisis financiera claramente le ha preocupado últimamente.

    • You don’t seem yourself today; is something heavy on your mind?

      No pareces tú hoy; ¿tienes algo que te preocupa mucho?

Examples:

  • EN: Let's go back to the dolphin subject and discuss dolphins... or if there's anything else on someone's mind we can talk about...
    ES: Volvamos al tema de los delfines y discutamos sobre ellos o si alguien más cree que podemos hablar de otra cosa...
  • EN: *** murder was on someone's mind.
    ES: Sea como fuera, el asesinato estaba en la mente de alguien.
  • EN: I wonder if a love like that might play on someone's mind.
    ES: Me pregunto si un amor como ese podría jugar en la mente de alguien.
    ID: Aku penasaran apa cinta seperti itu ada dalam pikiran seseorang.
  • EN: A profiler can't know everything on someone's mind.
    ES: Un analista no puede saber todo lo que hay en la mente de alguien.
    ID: Profiler tidak bisa mengetahui semua isi pikiran seseorang.
  • EN: If I'm the last thing on someone's mind, I feel like I matter in some fashion.
    HI: अगर मैं किसी के दिमाग में केवल एक चीज हूं, तो मुझे लगता है कि मैं किसी तरह से देखभाल करता हूं।
  • EN: The unthinkable might be on someone's mind
    HI: किसी के दिल में बसना शायरी
  • EN: What's on someone's mind
    HI: कौन किसी के मन की जाने
  • EN: a weight on someone's mind
    HI: किसी के मन को चैन
  • EN: "on someone's mind"
    ID: "di pikiran seseorang"
  • EN: Let's go back to the dolphin subject and discuss dolphins... or if there's anything else on someone's mind we can talk about... - other than that.
    ID: Kita balik ke topik lumba-lumba saja, dan diskusikan lumba-lumba, atau ada topik lain yang mau ditanyakan yang bisa kita bicarakan, selain yang tadi.
  • EN: I like knowing what's on someone's mind.
    ID: Aku suka mengetahui isi pikiran seseorang.
  • EN: Though she is like that, she is still always on someone's mind.
    ID: Meskipun dia seperti itu, dia masih selalu di pikiran seseorang.
  • EN: To actually see what's on someone's mind.
    TE: ఎవరి మనసులో ఏముందో అని తెలుసుకోవాలనో ఏంటో.
  • EN: Mexico City is not usually the first city on someone's mind when thinking about both tourism and meeting girls in this country, but it probably should be.
    TE: మెక్సికో మెక్సికో సిటీ కాదు సాధారణంగా మొదటి నగరం ఒకరి మనస్సు ఉన్నప్పుడు గురించి ఆలోచిస్తూ రెండు పర్యాటక మరియు సమావేశం అమ్మాయిలు ఈ దేశం, కానీ అది బహుశా ఉండాలి.
  • EN: You get to know what's really on someone's mind.
    TE: ఎవరి మనసులో ఏముందో అని తెలుసుకోవాలనో ఏంటో.

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